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wiinapizo vai s/he wears dirty clothes

wiinate vai it is a dirty house or room

wiinawaa pron per they, them

See also: gaye wiinawaa pron per ; gewiinawaa pron per

wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them wiinitamawaa pron per their turn, them next
wiinazhe vai s/he has dirty skin, h/ skin is dirty

wiinaabide vai s/he has a dirty tooth, has dirty teeth

wiinaabikad vii it (mineral) is dirty

Paired with: wiinaabikizi vai

wiinaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is dirty

Paired with: wiinaabikad vii

wiinaabiigad vii it (string-like) is dirty

Paired with: wiinaabiigizi vai

wiinaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is dirty ; s/he is dirty (as if s/he has with strings of dirt on h/)

Paired with: wiinaabiigad vii

wiinaagamin vii it (a liquid) is dirty, is polluted

wiinaagonagaa vii there is dirty snow

wiinaajimo vai s/he tells an indecent or dirty story

wiinaajimotaw vta tell a dirty story to h/

wiinaakigane vai s/he has a dirty chest

wiinaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is dirty

wiinaakwad vii it is dirty (stick-like)

Paired with: wiinaakozi vai

wiinaanagiingwe vai s/he has a dirty face

wiinaange na a vulture

[
turkey vulture, buzzard
; 
Cathartes aura
]

wiinaanikwe vai [BL] s/he has dirty hair, h/ hair is dirty

wiinaanziye vai s/he has a dirty diaper

wiindamaw vta tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)

(reciprocal) wiindamaadiwag vai they tell each other something (reflexive) wiindamaadizo vai s/he tells h/ self something (detransitive) wiindamaage vai s/he tells (it) to people, announces (it) to people, informs people
wiindamaadiwag vai they tell each other something

wiindamaadizo vai s/he tells h/ self something

wiindamaage vai s/he tells (it) to people, announces (it) to people, informs people

wiindamaagoowizi vai s/he is given a message (by a higher power)

wiindan vti name it, mention its name, give it a name

Paired with: wiinzh vta

(benefactive) wiindamaw vta tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)
wiindaawaso vai s/he names a child, gives names, has a naming ceremony

wiindaawasowin ni a naming ceremony

wiinde vii it has a name

Paired with: wiinzo vai

wiindigoo na windigo: a winter cannibal monster

(verb of being) wiindigoowi vai s/he is a windigo
wiindigoo-bineshiinh na a kingbird

[
eastern kingbird
; 
Tyrannus tyrannus
]

wiindigoowi vai s/he is a windigo

wiinendan vti consider it dirty

Paired with: wiinenim vta

wiinenim vta consider h/ dirty

Paired with: wiinendan vti

wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her

wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them

wiingashk ni sweet grass

[
Hierochloe odorata
]

wiingipogozi vai [BL] it (animate) is tasty, tastes delicious

Paired with: wiingipogwad vii [BL]

wiingipogwad vii [BL] it is tasty, tastes delicious

Paired with: wiingipogozi vai [BL]

wiinibidoon vti2 dirty it by handling

Paired with: wiinibizh vta

wiinibidoone vai [BL] s/he has a smudge on h/ mouth

wiinibizh vta dirty h/ by handling

Paired with: wiinibidoon vti2

wiinibizhiigane vai

wiinibiigadisan vti tie-dye it

wiinibiigoo na a Hochunk (Winnebago)

wiinichigaade vii it is made dirty ( by someone), "they" make it dirty

wiinichigaazo vai s/he is made dirty (by someone), "they" make it dirty

wiinichige vai s/he makes things dirty

wiinidaamikane vai s/he has a dirty chin or jaw

wiinidisii vai s/he has a dirty navel

wiinidiye vai s/he has a dirty rear

wiinidizo vai s/he names h/ self, says h/ own name

wiinidoon vai [ML]
  1. s/he has a dirty mouth
  2. s/he has a filthy mouth (using bad language)

See also: wiinidoone vai

wiinidoondane vai s/he has a dirty heel or dirty heels

wiinidoone vai
  1. s/he has a dirty mouth
  2. s/he has a filthy mouth (using bad language)

See also: wiinidoon vai [ML]

wiiniganzhii vai s/he has a dirty nail or dirty nails

wiinigaade vai s/he has dirty legs

wiinigiizhwe vai s/he speaks nastily

wiinigwayawe vai s/he has a dirty neck

wiini' vta make h/ or it (animate) dirty

Paired with: wiinitoon vti2

(reflexive) wiini'idizo vai s/he makes h/ self dirty (reciprocal) wiini'idiwag vai they make each other dirty
wiini'idiwag vai they make each other dirty

wiini'idizo vai s/he makes h/ self dirty

wiini'o vai s/he wears dirty clothes

wiinijaane vai s/he has a dirty nose

wiinijiishkiwagaa vii there is patch of dirty mud

wiinijiishkiwagizi vai s/he is muddy, dirty with mud

wiinikonaye vai s/he wears dirty or filthy clothes

wiinimaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) smells dirty

Paired with: wiinimaagwad vii

wiinimaagwad vii it smells dirty

Paired with: wiinimaagozi vai

wiinimisade vai s/he has a dirty belly

wiinimoshenyan nad h/ cross-cousin (of the opposite sex to h/): h/ mother's brother's child, h/ father's sister's child ; h/ sweetheart

See also: owiinimoshenyan nad

wiinimoon nad (if someone is female) her brother-in-law; (if someone is male) his sister-in-law

See also: owiinimoon nad

wiinin ni fat

wiininaagane vai s/he has a dirty dish or dirty dishes

wiininaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) looks dirty

Paired with: wiininaagwad vii

wiininaagwad vii it looks dirty

Paired with: wiininaagozi vai

wiinindib nid h/ brain

wiinindibe vai s/he has a dirty head

wiininike vai s/he has a dirty arm or dirty arms

wiinininjii vai s/he has a dirty hand or dirty hands

wiinino vai s/he is fat

wiininonike vai s/he has a fat arm or fat arms

wiininoninjii vai s/he has fat fingers

wiininoskawe vai it (animate; fish) has has fatty meat

wiininwaabik na (a piece of) milky quartz

wiinisagaa vii the floor is dirty

wiinisagichige vai s/he makes the floor dirty

wiinisagishkige vai s/he gets the floor dirty walking on it

wiinisagitoon vti2 make it (floor) dirty

(detransitive) wiinisagichige vai s/he makes the floor dirty
wiinisidoon vti2 put it in a dirty place

Paired with: wiinishim vta

wiinisin vii it is dirty (from contact), gets dirty from lying around

Paired with: wiinishin vai

wiinisiibag ni wintergreen

wiiniskiigomaan na snot

wiinishagaandibaan ni dandruff

wiinishagaandibe vai s/he has a dirty scalp

wiinishim vta put h/ in a dirty place

Paired with: wiinisidoon vti2

wiinishin vai s/he or it (animate) is dirty (from contact), gets dirty from lying around

Paired with: wiinisin vii

wiinishkan vti get it dirty by wearing it, get it dirty it with foot or body

Paired with: wiinishkaw vta

(detransitive) wiinishkige vai s/he gets clothes dirty wearing them, gets things with foot or body
wiinishkaw vta get it (animate) dirty by wearing it, get h/ dirty with foot or body

Paired with: wiinishkan vti

wiinishkige vai s/he gets clothes dirty wearing them, gets things with foot or body

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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